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poetic justice
(redirected from Poetical Justice)

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poetic justice
n.
The rewarding of virtue and the punishment of vice, often in an especially appropriate or ironic manner.
poetic justice
n
fitting retribution; just deserts
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Noun1.poetic justice - an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)
just deserts
final result, outcome, resultant, termination, result - something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"
Translations
poetic justice
n → poetische Gerechtigkeit
poetic justice n poetic justice! → giustizia fatta!
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